In early football days, many players represented only one club in their entire careers or rarely left their homelands to play abroad. However, as football became more of a business, the situation became more open, as players nowadays change not only the countries but also the continents they play on.Players from Africa have been pursuing their dreams in Europe for some time, but recently, South and North America, as well as Asia, have become attractive destinations.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The development of the Chinese (a few years ago) and Saudi leagues has significantly improved Asian football’s status, while numerous players lately have found their luck in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, or Argentina.However, only one player is currently the ultimate football ruler, as he has conquered the third continent in his fruitful career. Riyad Mahrez won the AFC Champions League with the Saudi Al-Ahli two days ago, beating Kawasaki Frontale in the final 2-0.That way, the Algerian became the champion of Asia, while Africa and Europe had already been victoriously recorded in his resume.RIYAD MAHREZ WINS THE AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE! 🇸🇦🏆🇩🇿 African champion — Algeria 🏴 European champion — Man City🇸🇦 Asian champion — Al Ahli @Mahrez22 has now been a continental winner in THREE different continents. 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/kr2Ta6TNQr— Dean Ammi (@AlgerianFooty) May 3, 2025 In 2019, the Desert Foxes won their second-ever AFCON convincingly, noting six wins and one draw, and became only the third different national team to win this renowned trophy without a defeat, repeating their own (1990), Ivory Coast (1992), and Cameroon’s (2002) accomplishment.Four years later, Mahrez won his maiden UEFA Champions League trophy with Man City, brushing Inter Milan aside 1-0 in the grand final.Allegedly, no player in football history has played on more than four continents, as the “record holder” Argentinian Osvaldo Nartallo performed in South and North America, Europe, and Africa.##NAJAVA_MECA_8903810##On the other hand, the Algerian not only “checked the boxes” on three continents but also won silverware on each one.So, Mahrez could make an outstanding achievement and go down in football’s history books if he – hypothetically – joins some North and South American sides and wins continental trophies with them.The only question is whether he has such ambitions.
